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At Texas Club Fed, Warden Serves Privileged Prisoner Maxwell As 'Private Secretary'

Newly released emails from Ghislaine Maxwell – who was deceased child predator Jeffrey Epstein's chief accomplice — show that the special privileges she's receiving in prison even include "secretarial services" from the facility's highest-ranking official.

The Atlantic's Isaac Stanley-Becker reported Thursday that he pored through dozens of emails that Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee received from a nurse who worked at the minimum security prison camp in Bryan, Texas (northwest of Houston) where Maxwell was transferred earlier this year. While NBC News reported on some excerpts of those emails, Stanley-Becker wrote that the most notable details had "not previously been reported."

According to The Atlantic journalist, Maxwell's emails were "notably free of regret, remorse, shame [and] self-doubt." He wrote that they provide a window into the "relatively comfortable life" of the woman serving a 20-year prison sentence for helping Epstein groom and exploit underage girls. One of Epstein's victims recalled that Maxwell was "more physically abusive" than Epstein.

Among the extensive privileges being exclusively granted to Maxwell include her being allowed to have visits in private in the prison's chapel, rather than in the facility's designated visitation space. She's also been allowed to have an unlimited supply of toilet paper, whereas other inmates are only allowed two rolls per week. She and her legal team are provided with "drinks and snacks" when visiting her. Additionally, prison warden Tanisha Hall has allowed Maxwell to bring in "private electronic equipment."

Stanley-Becker reported that Hall is even providing "secretarial services" to Maxwell. He included an example from September in which there was a "problem with the mail" at the prison, and Hall came up with a "creative solution." Maxwell's attorney was told to scan documents and email them directly to the warden, while the warden would "scan back [Maxwell's] changes."

"The following month, Maxwell was typing away late one Sunday. She was wading through attachments, and she was 'struggling to keep it all together,' she wrote in an email with the subject line 'Commutation Application,' suggesting that her team was preparing a direct appeal to Trump," Stanley-Becker wrote. "As they worked on their argument, Maxwell told her lawyer that she would transmit relevant records 'through the warden.'"

Doug Murphy, who Stanley-Becker described as a "prominent Houston-based attorney," compared Hall's behavior toward Maxwell to a CEO personally performing customer service duties. He suggested the warden acting in such a way is either only because she has a personal relationship with Maxwell, or because her superiors instructed her to go out of her way to accommodate Maxwell.

"It’s way out of the norm," Murphy said.

Click here to read Stanley-Becker's full article in the Atlantic (subscription required).

Reprinted with permission from Alternet


Tension Rises At Texas Prison Over 'Favorable Treatment' Of Epstein Enabler Maxwell

Tension Rises At Texas Prison Over 'Favorable Treatment' Of Epstein Enabler Maxwell

The transfer of convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell to the Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas has drawn criticism from fellow inmates, who say her presence is altering daily life in a facility known for its relaxed routine.

Maxwell, the former British socialite convicted in 2021 for her role in facilitating convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of minors, is serving a 20‑year sentence.

She was moved this summer from a higher‑security prison in Florida to the minimum‑security camp in Bryan, a decision that generated widespread criticism.

The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday that at Bryan, where inmates typically live in dormitory‑style quarters and enjoy relative freedom of movement, some prisoners say the adjustment to Maxwell’s presence has been disruptive. They report more frequent lockdowns and stricter security procedures.

According to the report, several inmates also claim Maxwell is receiving treatment not extended to others. Guards deliver meals to her room and a there is heightened focus on her personal safety.

"Maxwell’s unexpected arrival upset the camp’s usually relaxed atmosphere, leading to more frequent lockdowns, the addition of armed guards and other changes. Current and former inmates said in interviews that Maxwell appeared to receive unusually favorable treatment at times, sparking resentment from other inmates," the report noted.

One inmate described a mid‑August lockdown during which Maxwell was allowed to meet visitors in the prison chapel. The inmate recalled she returned to her unit smiling, and when asked about the meeting, “she said it had gone well.”

At the prison facility, housing arrangements are relatively informal. Cells can accommodate up to four individuals and typically lack doors, according to former inmates quoted in the report.

In one recent incident, a newly transferred prisoner entered Maxwell’s living area and complimented her hairstyle. Maxwell responded by asking her to leave, a request that reportedly escalated into a confrontation, per the report.

“She said she didn’t belong here,” recalled another inmate who witnessed the exchange.

The situation ended with the new arrival being removed by correctional staff and placed in a different dormitory.

In response to the incident, the prison’s warden addressed the inmate population in what was described as a “town meeting.”

During the gathering, the report said, she issued a warning: any threats made against Maxwell, efforts to harm her, or attempts to speak to media outlets about her could result in immediate transfer to a higher-security institution, according to individuals familiar with the meeting.

In July, the Department of Justice released a transcript of Maxwell’s conversation with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, in which she said she had never “seen the president do anything improper or illegal.”

Reprinted with permission from Alternet


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